The wind contributes 3.803 M to the GDP in 2008 and already represents 0,39%

The 'macroeconomic study' also pointed out that the effects of the international financial crisis, which blew with all its harshness in the fall of 2008, not made their presence felt in the development of the wind sector in Spain. Indeed, in that year, the wind continued to grow with significant direct contribution

to the GDP of Spain 2.311 million euros - representing 0.24% of the total GDP - compared to 1,933 billion euros in 2007, and a very important drag of its activity in auxiliary enterprises - 1492 million euros compared to the 1.337 2007-what makes a global contribution of 3.803 million of euros, 0.39% of GDP, and forecasts reach 0.42% by 2010 and to 0.45% in 2012.

On the other hand, according to the 'wind Observatory of ESA' which collects data provided by proprietary companies and manufacturers - contrasted with the regional administrations - last year 2009 has been a strong increase of the installed wind power with 2.459 MWthey raise the cumulative power to 19.148,8 MW. However, ESA warns that the halt of the wind industry, led to the establishment of the register of Pre allocation, which has already resulted in the loss of thousands of jobs will be reflected in the promotion of this year 2010which according to the forecasts of the sector will be installed close to 1,000 MW, the figure lower since the year 2000.

Every time that the legislator amends the regulatory framework (2004-2007), developers have done an effort last year to implement the projects underway whose investments were decided in the framework of the RD 661/2007, standard-setting that was changed in May with the establishment of the register of Pre allocation. At that speed, to finalize the projects under the normative conditions that were planned, joins the dynamics of the sector which in the past five years had been in the middle of the 2,000 MW and the efforts of companies to complete projects already in construction to the adoption of a standard that It did not. The 2.459,44 MW installed in 2009 are, in fact, the second largest annual growth, a fact which is marred by the short-term perspective that this year will be installed 60% less than new parks, which will remain in the environment of the 1,000 MW, according to the forecasts of the Observatory.

In this sense, the PES wants to draw attention to the fact that with respect to the power installed in 2009, 800 MW were manufactured in 2007 and over 1,300 MW in 2008, all this before the adoption of the RD - L 6/2009, and on the other hand, with regard to the promotion, 1,967 MW (80 per cent of the total installed) had begun the construction of the Park prior to that date.

The increase in 2.459 MW an increase of 14,74% and is the second largest in absolute terms in the history of wind power thanks to the strength of the sector until the establishment of the register. This increase is only surpassed by the registered in 2007 (3.519 MW and 30 per cent), although the 2004 was the largest in percentage terms with 37% (2.291 MW).

Basic data of wind energy in Spain

• Wind power prevented 22 million tons of CO2 emissions in 2009
• The wind grew up in the world by 31% in 2009 despite the crisis
• He covered in 2009 14.3% of the demand
• For the second consecutive year Spain was the European country which most installed, with new MW 2.459
• It exported worth more than 2.9 billion euros in 2008
• The power installed to date from January 1, 2010 is 19.148,8 MW
• Wind becomes third technology in the electrical system to have reached a production of 36.188 GWh, surpassed only by thermal combined cycle gas and nuclear plants in 2009

In the ranking by proprietary companies of parks and the manufacturers can be seen an opening of the market thanks to the emergence of new actors and further growth of those who so far had a small share in the same. Iberdrola Renovables maintains its lead with a cumulative 4.882 MW of power (341,45 MW in 2009), but it was because who you most installed last year to reach the 359,7 MW, who joined the 948,78 MW which incorporated to acquire assets already operating in 2008It also reinforces his second position in the ranking.

Eufer (247,2 MW in 2009) is also a very important growth of the power installed on 2008 as well as Neo energy which installed 291,03 MW.

Among manufacturers, Gamesa still lead the market with a 34,36% of the power installed last year and 47,34% of the power accumulated to December 31, 2009. Vestas is increasing its share up 15,82% thanks to 23,32% of market in 2009. Also grows share of Acciona Wind Power – which lies in third place in the ranking - as well as that of Enercon, Suzlon and Siemens, with almost 9% of the power installed in 2009, the first two and a 4.68% the thirdlatter than hitherto manufacturers had a minimal presence in Spain.

Castilla y León, first autonomous community

By autonomous communities, Castilla y León, with a total of 3.882,72 MW, he snatches the leadership to Castilla - La Mancha - with 3.699,61 MW - but the greatest growth has occurred in Andalusia - with 1.077,46 MW-to add a total of 2.840,07 MW, which confirmed him in fourth place in the rankings behind Galicia, which is third with 3.231,81 (only 91,05 MW installed in 2009). In percentage terms the most significant increase is also that of Andalusia with a 61.1% growth, followed by Valencia with a 41.6% (289,75 MW in 2009) and Catalonia with a 25.1% (105,10 MW in 2009). It should be noted that four autonomous communities add 70% of wind power installed in Spain.

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